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I only went and bloody did it! After this post in the NAMM ’25 thread, and my reply, I waited, and pondered. Then, once I’d seen that Merchant City Music had the Natural version in stock, I hmm’d and ahh’d a bit more, then sent off an email enquiring about the Silver Burst version. As per this status update of mine, I went ahead with the order. Enough words, here’s the PoiDH … There's more images in this Flickr album … Reverend Triad 5 Mark10 points
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This bass was finished in November 2004 and is in excellent condition. It has the 10/90 neck with the most beautiful flame maple. The neck is the thinnest I have ever played and fretwork is excellent. The body has an ash core with really thick flame maple caps, front and back. Bass is all original with no issues. Kahler bridge, Schaller machine heads and Benedetti single coil pickups, Vigier 18v preamp. It comes in a semi-hard Gear4Music shaped case which is in excellent condition, and really good quality for a budget case. Weight is 3.7kgs10 points -
I'm moving on one of my ACG 6 string basses. The one in, one out rule applies in my house sadly, so as much as I don't want to see it go, needs must. It's a pretty special bass, 6 strings, singlecut bolt-on design, with a 31.5" scale length. Even with the shorter scale, the whole thing is so well designed and made that the low B is solid, as useable and musical as most 34" and 35" basses in my opinion, but I will attach a couple of vids so you can hear it. Here's the lowdown... 6 string, tuned B to C 31.5" scale Bolt-on construction 24 frets 16.5mm string spacing 54mm nut width STUNNING Highly Figured Black Limba Body 3 piece Wenge Neck, with Asymmetrical profile Pau Ferro Fingerboard ACG RFB pickup, humbucker, handmade by Aaron Armstrong with series/single coil/parallel switching, roughly in the MM Stingray location East Uni-pre 4K preamp with passive tone control and active/passive switching Hipshot A Type Bridge Gotoh Resolite Tuners String with Newtone Nickels, 28 40 60 80 100 125TW More pics here on the ACG site >> https://acguitars.co.uk/project/0307-finn-classic-6-31-5/ Video featuring lockdown hairdoo and beard, and the Low B string in use (recorded using a phone and a little Warwick 1x8 Combo) >> Silly video doing some noodling as part of a duel with a good friend, who is a Banjo player (recorded using a phone and a little Warwick 1x8 Combo) >> The bass is absolutely mint, only issue to declare is the 12th fret, on the high C string has a little buzz, which you can hear in the second clip if you're really listening hard, so it could do with a little fret dress on that fret, but bar that, it's all good. Looking for £1650 and it can come with a Hiscox Hardcase for an extra £50, otherwise it'll be in a TGI Extreme Gigbag. More than happy to courier within the UK, with insurance, at buyer's cost. No looking for £1550 with a TGI Extreme Gigbag. More than happy to courier within the UK, with insurance, at buyer's cost. Please check my feedback >> I'll leave this up for a couple of weeks, then I will move it to The Bass Gallery for a commission sale, but that will mean the price goes up, so if you're keen but can't quite stretch to it immediately, please get in touch, we might be able to work something out. New, this bass would now cost over £2800, and well worth it at that too. No trades thanks, I have other plans... Any questions, you know where I am Cheers, Eude7 points -
I'd like to see them replace the singer with a guy I saw advertised at a venue (doubtless a tribute) - Rog Adultery.7 points
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I am meeting up with Pete's tech in the next few days. I'll report anything exciting.6 points
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Well I'm just back from the Wakefield area and a battle through the maelstrom known as the M1, where I picked up this bitsa Jazz. It consists of a roasted Mexican Fender neck, a 'Guitar & Bass Build' high polished body, Schaller tuners, Hipshot bridge and active EMG pickups. I'll report more on the sound tomorrow when I've put some decent strings on it and set it up properly...5 points
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Thought I'd post a photo of my trio. weight wise.. TT 3.6KG VS SL 2.7KG And the monster TM 4.9 KG. Which is loaded with a SD humbucker! The old style TM is the winner for sound and playability for me, slightly fatter neck than the California ii's , but a bit too heavy for regular gig use. Interestingly it seems the TT is loaded with splitcoils and not singlecoil. Kind of darker sound for a jazz to my ears.5 points
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They annoying bit is that my eldest is at uni doing aerospace engineering and as part of the Avionics bit she's spending a lot of time in their skills lab assembling / soldering circuits using traditional components to test things before using Surface Mount stuff. Over the last few years I have sent her 3 pedal kits that I reckon she could bang out in about 10 mins each and she hasn't done any of them! But when she asks for money apparently I'm supposed to respond within 30 seconds! Bloody kids!5 points
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You hold the iron by the handle - that's the fatter part of it, not the thin, pointy, extremely hot part...5 points
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Not last night, rather last month. This place is out in the country up towards Mt. Hood in Oregon, about a twenty minute drive from where I live in Washington State. It serves an old nine hole golf course and when the weather's nice there will usually be at least 40-50 civilians and 10-20 musicians. The host plays mandolin and guitar and is conversant in many styles, so many players choose to use him for backup. Most of the open mics I frequent feature a lot of working pros, many of whom I've known for 20-30 years or more. I tend to sign up for a three song slot and then wait and see who gets shut out of the 10-12 15 minute sets, then grab a few and work out something to play. I also do solo bass sets with vocals sometimes though, or jazz duos with the host where we throw darts at his iPad and wing a few Real Book tunes. I subbed in one of his gypsy/swing/country bands years ago, and still have their book, so I can shed on a few tunes beforehand if the mood strikes too. And then for the last hour we typically turn off the PA, circle the wagons, and go around the room with everyone getting a couple of features and a lot of learning going on. I am allowed to plug in my bass, and really weak singers might get a mic if the host deems it necessary, but it's all acoustic beyond that, and often sublime. Some folks just show up for that last hour, and the staff take a load off and relax a bit, while starting to clean up a bit. We quit around 9PM, which is official closing time. This is the view of Mt Hood from the parking lot: And then this was the last electric set, which I got pulled up for with no notice, just after I finished a set with a singer-songwriter I'd never played with before: I don't own a fretted bass, but I had just finished a preamp install on that one and wanted to see how it sounded in a full mix. No advance notice of the song selection, but at least it was something I had heard 40 years ago...5 points
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All of these bands should have packed it in decades ago. Surely they could pass an Act of Parliament or something. How long can the agony be allowed to continue? It's like watching a geriatric Arthur Askey break his hip trying to disco dance for the amusement of his fellow care home residents. Would be nice if they replaced Zak with Dr David Starkey, right-wing constitutional historian. I don't think he can play the drums ( that would probably Daltrey fine) but he could give the audience some very insightful observations about the cultural context of songs like My Generation and Won't Get Fooled Again while Roger and Pete have their Tena pants changed during the interval.5 points
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If you can, do. It's one of those things where function and aesthetics mix perfectly and the sublime emerges, like an Eames chair. And, before anyone says anything, I know I am a pretentious tw*t.4 points
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Cheers all to a long weekend. Sun is shining, rum and ginger is icy cold, reggae is playing (Handsworth Revolution as this thread reminded me I should. Disk 2 with the dub versions ♨️). The cat knows the score:4 points
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I feel a potential lesson in commerce is available here. I should’ve encouraged Wee Ezette to become a painter and decorator, now I come to think about it .4 points
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I have nothing to add for the discussion other than to say when I first read the title it scanned in my head as 'Budget for a sub-par band', and I wondered why anyone would ask that! Sorry, as you were.4 points
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Tier 2 breach incoming. I have some recording to do on guitar and it needs fuzz. My collection of fuzz pedals is very small and is mostly cheap clones / inspired by stuff and I can't get them sounding how I need. So - Walrus Audio Eons 5 State Fuzz should be here on Saturday. I could pretend that I'd never use it on bass but I think we all know I'd at least give it a try, so it looks like I'm out. I lasted longer than I thought!4 points
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Poor Rog. He should've quit before he got old.4 points
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Crikey!! I hop onto BC to answer a PM, make the mistake of looking at this thread, and see that it's complete chaos in here! It's a good job Easter Monday is a bank holiday, I'll need most of the day just to update the status list. 😄 Well done to everyone still in, and have fun with your new gear the rest of you. Enjoy the Easter weekend.3 points
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Feeler Uncle Acid And The Deadmeats Pear Factory Lear Factory Near Factory Dear Factory Year Factory Wear Factory Rear Factory Ear Factory Tear Factory Sear Factory Gear Factory Hear Factory Bear Factory I am the saddest creature involved in this malarkey and I claim my five pounds.3 points
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I watched it last night. Excellent insight to the legend. Thanks for sharing. If you want to watch it without the ads put a - between the "t" and "u" in the youtube like this yout-ube and you will see the video without the ads. Works on all youtube videos i've tried. Sometimes it gives an error message , but just refresh the browser window and is ok. You can thank me later 🤓😎3 points
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I met Boz Burrell in the 90s, in pub in Edinburgh, when he was in Tam White's band. He was real geezer. He was in a happy frame of mind as he'd just got off a 6 week reunion tour with Bad Company and was $600,000 richer. (nice work if you can get it).3 points
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These are on clearance at Anderton's currently - £149 ! Metallic Black - https://www.andertons.co.uk/soloking-mj1-classic-4-string-bass-in-metallic-black/ Lake Placid Blue - https://www.andertons.co.uk/soloking-mj1-classic-4-string-bass-in-lake-placid-blue/3 points
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That had been what had prompted my investigation, but the memorial page is from MacMillan and so there may have been another explanation. No age to go, but it would have been all the more tragic had she had a hand in it hertself.3 points
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One of Mick's fine library just came my way ..a pleasure to deal with , many thanks mate 👍3 points
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As a Kiwi Johnny Cash tribute act might sing… 🎵 “…made my home on a burnin’ ‘Ring of Fire’…”3 points
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My Twins...3 points
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I've resisted removing the chrome surround for years, but it was affecting the playability. I'm surprised by how much I like the look of the new bezel to be honest. Next up: Tomastik flats3 points
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Hi folks, for sale is my OLP bass in black with a BWB pickguard, a nice looking Rosewood board and black hardware (honourable exceptions being the jack socket nut and washer and the jack plate on the bottom of the bass; see below). I think these were mostly made around 2006 in China under licence by Ernie Ball and were the forerunners of the SBMM bases. My research would suggest that this is one of the 3rd series basses characterised by: Small bridge plate as on modern Stingrays, with studs flanking the saddles, as on Stingrays. The body edges have a smaller radius. Many black, silver and metallic blue finishes. Lots of rosewood fingerboards. Basswood body. No natural finishes to speak of, but quilt and flame top veneers appeared. The usual passive VVT controls. Necks stayed wide but relatively shallow profile (the nut width is 42mm) The bass is in good condition as I hope you can see from the photos. Black basses are a bit of a ‘mare for me to capture properly (so any tips welcome) and I’d be happy to produce more pics as required. As is often the case, this bass has been modded or upgraded (depending upon your POV) as follows: The almost standard upgrade to fit a Retrovibe Stinger ’77 preamp. This is one of the newer ones with smaller pots to allow more space for board and battery. Warman MM4 AlNiCo; there is plenty of info on the Warman website. It’s a really nice sounding pickup imho and currently wired in parllel. I have hollowed out the control cavity a bit more to allow the battery and preamp PCB to fit more comfortably flat on the bottom of the cavity. The knobs are now Spector knobs. Sorry I don’t have the originals, but I think these look way nicer. Again YMMV The previous owner has created a hole for a jack socket on the bottom of the bass (please see the pics). The bottom jack socket is not currently in use, but I was thinking about adding in the Artec QDD onboard overdrive unit (also for sale on here) and moving the jack there again. Please check out the Low-End Lobster mod video for creating a budget version of the SBMM Dark Ray. The bass comes fitted with D’Addario EXL170BT strings that are maybe 4 months old now and will come with a decent gig bag. As with many of these basses, it weighs just over 4.3kgs according to my scales. It’s a lovely instrument and only for sale as arthritis is starting to badly impact my playing so slowly (and painfully) getting rid of my gear that I have accumulated over the years. Collection or meet up would be preferred, but I have suitable packaging so I can post this at cost; probably around £15 to £20. Here are some pics:3 points -
He's still writing the book.3 points
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A few observations … The pickups have this odd (to me) looking lip on the top of them. This is neither good nor bad, just something I never expected. The volume level from the bridge pickup (soloed) is pants. Very different to either the middle or neck pickups. ^^ Ignore the above, stupid person alert ^^ This isn’t really a big deal to me as I’d never be soloing that pickup anyway - I never run bridge pickups solo - but may be useful information for someone else reading this. I’d be much happier if, instead of solo bridge pickup, I could have all three pickups instead. The neck/middle pickups sound great though, and the bridge with middle pickup works very well too, so there’s absolutely zero complaints about the voicing of pickups in the available combinations. Da fuq is up with the fretboard overhang?!? I just don’t get it. It looks, I want to say vulnerable, or fragile, but I guess I just don’t understand why it was left like that and they didn’t have the neck go all the way under the fretboard. Speaking of the neck, it’s absolutely gorgeous to play this bass. It’s effortless to travel up and down the neck whilst playing. I was almost able to play it straight out of the box, there were very minor tuning adjustments needed, no issue with neck relief though, just tuner tweaks. For the people wanting numbers, it’s a 34” scale, 19mm string spacing and 47mm nut. Mark3 points
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Yes, I currently work for Mesa Boogie, I'm the principle engineer behind all of the Subway bass products but also handle various aspects of the guitar amp world as well. I work(ed) hand in hand with Randy, John, Jim and Doug, spent a lot of time with them, in addition to all the other folks. While I'm the "new guy", I've been designing Mesa for about 12 years, and prior to that I designed for Genz Benz/Fender for about 30 years, plus all my pro audio designs, so I've been around the block more than a few times. I've spent quite a bit of time quantifying guitar amp distortion characteristics (not surprising given our experience in the hard rock and metal world) and in general the desired distortion tones (especially lead) run between say 25% and 40%, but there are a whole family of tones that go beyond this too. Of course the amp is ~1/2 the instrument, the texture and tone of overdrive and distortion are a big part of the creative elements of "guitar tone", specifically how it sits in a mix. Randy's a very cleaver, creative guy, he quickly recognized what players were desiring and through a lot of work (including trial and error since there weren't many if any to copy from) developed the driven tones through cascading gain stages, then voicing these gain stages to be more and more useful for particular genres. If you were to study his products and their progression, you would see that he was constantly learning and evolving his designs as the music styles and player demand evolved. John has taken over the guitar amp design work now that Randy retired. At 80 years old, he had earned the opportunity for some new adventures that didn't involve day to day obligations. I have designed several solid state guitar amps as well, mostly with tube preamps, and I haven't run into any limitations of solid state power amps, especially when they were designed with guitar amplification in mind. Some of these turned into commercial products, some are just stepping stones to other implementations of technology. Hope this helps explain my perspective.3 points
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Tribute Band Replaces Drummer3 points
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Seems reasonable given Moon was known for his underplaying 👍3 points
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He doesn't seem too devastated He put this up on his social wotsits a few days before the official announcement3 points
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Lovely. ACGs are so undervalued second hand. Only need the one PUP with an ACG because they are so versatile. Oh, and @eude is a top person to deal with so buy with confidence. Alas I have burgers for hands and a limited brain so 4 strings is my limit.2 points
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Factory Re-set is always an option. Have you seen and used the ToneLib and Zoom Software? I had a B1 Four and B1 XFour, but sold them for the older B1on and B1Xon, which only works with ToneLib. Good thing is they can be USB powered - so a PowerBank or Phone Charger can do the do. I Removed all the Factory Pre-sets, And have Banks for a different main Sound, and Patches within the Bank for variations. Great for Patch Per Song, Named and Stored via ToneLib and all saved on the phone! Cracking bits of kit even now, at budget prices...2 points
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As a long-ish term owner of a 4 string Triad (almost 3 years now), let me put your mind at ease on a few points: The fretboard overhang beyond the heel of the neck is not vulnerable - mine's still attached fine. The overhang is probably so they can make 20 and 21 fret necks using the same neck dimensions and therefore have them be interchangeable depending upon what they need. I've seen this done on some necks intended for Fender Shaped Objects to give them 21 frets also. I've not noticed any weakness in my bridge pickup (in fact I remember remarking that it's one of the few bridge pickups I've actually enjoyed the sound of), hopefully you can adjust it out. If you feel like you're missing options (like the ability to use all three pickups simultaneously or neck and bridge minus the middle pickup) then you're going to have to mod the bass. I believe you can replace one of the pots with a push/pull which switches one of the pickups into the circuit independently of the 5 way switch, but I fitted a Freeway 10 way switch to mine. This practically invisible mod replaces the stock 5 way switch and gives you the missing options l alluded to above (as well as a few of them in series in addition to parallel). Dunno if you saw my NBD thread about the Triad, but in case you missed it, here it is (documenting how I got on with it in the beginning and showing me part way through fitting the Freeway switch) - https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/467579-nbd-reverend-triad Enjoy your new bass, it looks lovely in that silverburst!2 points
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A big loss to bc and humanity in general. I always found Sam to be highly supportive, intelligent and just good to chat with in many pms over the last few years. Sad news.2 points
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Send it back! I can make you a ZVEX Mastotron clone for parts prices. That MUST be a smaller breach! 😁2 points
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Aw no, that's sad news, and very unexpected. RIP Sam.2 points
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An extremely clever person. Friendly and fun. Sad news. RIP Sam.2 points
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I can only repeat that I get a great result with a single 12" sub. I guess it's not optimum performance but it sounds great to my ears, and others.2 points
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That's right and I hope they are now together happy again.2 points
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RIP Sam. I really didn't expect that at all. She seemed a lovely gal who put herself out for others.2 points
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Sad news.2 points
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Too much boom boom drums, we’ll sack the monitor/IEM engineer. Too much overplaying, Rog, it’s The Who, you used to have Moon The Loon on the sticks!2 points
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He was a properly good bloke and really down to earth when he came to the last SE Bass Bash - and absolutely hilarious. How many players of his stature would leave his original Betsy and the Spector he used to record Like a Prayer sitting on stage after his talk and say, “I’ll just leave those there if anyone wants to have a go on them…”? Barry Moorhouse brought a range of his Bass Collection basses to try out and I can confirm that the Betsy copies are really, really nice. Properly tempted. Enjoy it! I’m not the slightest bit jealous, honest!2 points
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Genuinely taken aback by this, she was a real asset to the forum, not just chatting on the main threads, she had mad electronics and programing skills skills and posted some really cool stuff in the build diaries, especially her first attempt at building her own bass. A huge loss.2 points
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Last night, did some bass backing for a couple of people - the most notable being backing 12 year old Amelie (vocals) and 14 year old Phoebe (guitar) doing Sweet Child O' Mine. I think Phoebe's guitar playing was better than our guitarist (but don't tell him I said that). It's good to see that there are youngsters coming on as well as the old brigade.2 points
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Bought new for the princely sum of £166, I bought this to experiment with recording sone heavy music this year. It’s a 30” Baritone and came strung and setup in B standard (BEADF#B), but I’ve currently got it in drop A, so just dropping that low string a tone. The whole guitar is extremely impressive for the money, sure the fretboard isn’t rolled, and the tuners are a bit cheap, but as a basic instrument, not least a platform for upgrading if it does what I need, it’s quite brilliant. Worst case, I bail on the guitar thing and string it like a bass VI. Si2 points
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